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Chicken Stir Fry is so easy to make from scratch! This recipe is served with a thick and flavorful sauce for a delicious meal that takes less than 30 minutes to make! Serve it all on it’s own or with noodles or rice.
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Easy Chicken Stir Fry
Nothing beats a 30 minute meal, especially one that lets you clean out the veggies in your fridge!
I conjured this up just by grabbing what I had in my fridge. I shared it on my Instagram story, and you guys wanted the recipe! (Can’t blame you there.)
You can even add in a swirl of peanut butter to the mix if you love peanut sauce. It’s fun to experiment with different ingredients.
How to Make It
See recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
Combine stir fry sauce ingredients and set aside.
Sauté the onions and garlic over medium heat for 1 minute. Add the chicken and increase to medium-high heat. Cook for 2 minutes, until the chicken is about halfway cooked. Add the broccoli and cook for another 2-3 minutes. By now the chicken should be almost done.
Add remaining vegetables and cook for 2 more minutes, then add the sauce. Let the sauce come to a bubble and thicken. Toss to coat the vegetables.
Remove from heat once thick. Top with optional garnishes and serve.
What to Add to Stir Fry For Flavor
Vegetables:
- This recipe includes broccoli, carrots, celery, onions, and bell peppers.
- Additional options include kale, green beans, cauliflower, asparagus, snap peas, water chestnuts, and baby corn.
Meat:
- This recipe uses chicken breast, but ground turkey, ground chicken, beef tips, or sausage can also be used.
Garnishes:
- Garnishes include cashews, peanuts, green onions, sesame seeds, and crunchy chow mein noodles.
Sauce Additions:
- Feel free to add 2-3 Tablespoons peanut butter to the sauce if you like peanut sauce.
- Red pepper flakes, hot sauce, hot paprika add a nice kick.
- Minced ginger can also be added.
What to Serve with Stir Fry:
- Noodles and Rice pair well with this stir fry.
Storage
Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Tools For This Recipe
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- Wok- These conduct heat so well and are perfect for making stir fry, chow mein, etc.
- 8-inch Chef’s Knife– This is the one I have, I love it.
- Cutting Boards- I love having assorted sizes. (One for the meat, one for the veggies, etc.)
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Easy Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients
- ½ cup onion, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 Tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into cubes
- White Pepper/Salt, to taste
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 2 sticks celery, diced
- ½ red bell pepper
- ½ green bell pepper
- ¾ cup baby carrots, quartered
Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch + 2 Tablespoons water
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 3 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Hoisin Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Sweet and Sour Sauce, I use La Choy brand
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1-2 pinches red pepper flakes, optional
- Optional Garnishes
- Cashews, peanuts, green onions, sesame seeds, crunchy chow mein noodles
Instructions
- Whisk the corn starch and water in a medium bowl until well-combined. Add remaining sauce ingredients and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Heat the peanut oil over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken and increase to medium-high heat. Cook for 2 minutes, until the chicken is about halfway cooked.
- Add the broccoli and cook for another 2-3 minutes. By now the chicken should be almost done.
- Add remaining vegetables and cook for 2 more minutes, then add the sauce.
- Let the sauce come to a bubble and thicken. Toss to coat the vegetables.
- Remove from heat once thick. Top with optional garnishes and serve.
Notes
- Additional vegetable options include kale, green beans, cauliflower, asparagus, snap peas, water chestnuts, and baby corn.
- Meat variations include ground turkey, ground chicken, beef tips, or sausage.
- Sauce additions include 2-3 Tablespoons peanut butter, hot sauce, or hot paprika.
- Noodles and Rice pair well with this stir fry.
Hi,
Thank you so much for all tour devotion!
I was wondering if I can substitute the Sweet and Sour Sauce, if so by what?
Thank you!
Hey there! I don’t have a sweet and sour sauce substitute, but you can try this chicken noodle stir fry recipe if preferred, it doesn’t call for any sweet and sour 🙂
Made this tonight for dinner, it was delicious. (Added mushrooms)
I love mushrooms, I sneak them in whenever I can (my husband is not a mushroom fan). I’m so happy you enjoyed the stir fry, Thanks so much for the great review!❤️
This sounds wonderful. I’m NOT a fan of broccoli and am wondering if I can just cook the chicken a little longer before adding the other vegetables or if by chance, the cooking chicken gets liquid from the broccoli? If so, is there another vegetable you can recommend in the early cooking in place of the broccoli?? Thanks, Sue
Hey Sue! You can skip the broccoli altogether, it won’t impact how the chicken is cooked! Alternatively, you can use cauliflower, that will require slightly less cooking time than broccoli. Enjoy!! -Stephanie
This chicken stir fry recipe was one on the best I have tried. I didn’t change anything, very delicious. Thank you for sharing.
You’re very welcome Olivia! I’m so happy you enjoyed the chicken stir fry. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!❤️
Keeping this recipe as a favorite!
Yayyy! I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!❤️
Hi! I’m expecting in September and looking for options to stock my freezer before she arrives. I saw that this can be frozen after cooking for 3 months. Have you ever tried freezing it before cooking? Any tips for that? Thanks!
Hi Molly! It’s recommend that you blanch vegetables before you freeze them for later use as this slows or stops the action of enzymes which cause loss of flavor, color and texture. There is more information about that here! I have not personally frozen this before cooking but I do enjoy the results of reheating it after I’ve cooked/frozen it! 🙂 I hope that helps and congratulations on the baby!!
Excellent! Will definitely make this again!
Hey Emily! I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed it! This has been my go-to stir fry sauce for years 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing what you thought of it!! -Stephanie
We gave this a try with Beef…it was fantastic another FAVOURITE to the family cookbook
Thank you Stephanie for making it so easy for us to have GREAT MEALS at home.
That are quick and flavourful
You’re very welcome Suz! I’m so happy you’re enjoying the recipes! Thanks so much for following and taking the time to leave a review!❤️
Another delicious recipe! My whole family loved it! I followed the recipe just as written and it turned out perfect!
That’s so great to hear Mary! Definitely an easy weekday meal. My family wants me to make more stir fry dinners. That’s fine by me!❤️
Another delicious recipe Stephanie! Keep the stir fry recipes coming! I added crushed cashews to this one. Definitely a keeper! Thank you!
Hi Becki! I’m so happy to hear that, I love adding cashews too, it adds the best savory crunch! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review, I really appreciate it! -Stephanie